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The SBI Clerk Exam is held annually by the State Bank of India to recruit candidates for the position of Junior Associate (Customer Support and Sales) in its branches across the country. The SBI Clerk exam is highly sought after, attracting a large number of candidates each year. In 2025, the State Bank of India will conduct both the Prelims and Mains examinations for the SBI Clerk to shortlist candidates for available vacancies. SBI will invite online applications from eligible candidates for the recruitment of Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) posts in the clerical cadre at the State Bank of India. This year, the SBI Clerk Notification 2025 is expected to be released soon, along with complete details regarding the recruitment exam.
What is the SBI Clerk Exam?
The SBI Clerk Exam is held annually by the State Bank of India to recruit candidates for the position of Junior Associate (Customer Support and Sales) in its branches across the country. The SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) is responsible for all client interactions and related operations. Candidates who are recruited as SBI clerks are designated as cashiers, depositors, and other posts that form the face of a particular SBI Bank branch. Here, in this article, we'll talk about the SBI Clerk 2025 Exam, Important Dates, Online Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Salary & more.
SBI Clerk 2025 Notification
SBI Clerk Notification 2025 PDF for Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) posts will be released by State Bank of India (SBI) at their career page. The official notification PDF will be released on the official website https://sbi.co.in/web/careers. Candidates who are interested in Junior Associate posts in the clerical cadre must go through the notification when released. Till then check details from previous year notification pdf.
SBI Clerk Official Notification PDF [Previous Year]- Click to Download
SBI Clerk 2025 Exam Summary
The eligible candidates will be selected through a two-stage selection process- Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam. State Bank of India (SBI) will soon announce the number of vacancies for Clerk (Junior Associates) posts to be filled for the recruitment year 2025-26. The key highlights are tabulated below.
| SBI Clerk 2025 Exam Summary | |
| Organisation | State Bank of India (SBI) |
| Post Name | Clerk (Junior Associates) |
| Vacancy | To be notified |
| Category | Govt Jobs |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Registration Dates | To be notified |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Recruitment Process | Prelims- Mains |
| Education Qualification | Graduation |
| Age Limit | 20 to 28 years |
| Salary | Rs 46,000 (approx.) |
| Official website | http://sbi.co.in/, https://sbi.co.in/web/careers |
SBI Clerk 2025 Important Dates
The registration dates for SBI Clerk Recruitment 2025 will be released along with the official SBI Clerk Notification 2025. The confirmed dates for prelims and mains exam will also be announced officially by State Bank of India. All the important dates will be tabulated below.
| SBI Clerk 2025 Important Dates | |
| Events | Dates |
| SBI Clerk Notification 2025 | -- |
| Apply Online Starts | -- |
| Online Application Closes | -- |
| Pre Examination Training | -- |
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Date 2025 | -- |
| SBI Clerk Mains Exam Date 2025 | -- |
SBI Clerk Vacancy 2025
The State Bank of India (SBI) will release the number of vacancies for Clerk / Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) posts in the clerical cadre in the State Bank of India through SBI Clerk Notification 2025. Last year, SBI announces 14191 vacancies across the country. Out of the total vacancies, 456 were backlog vacancies. Check state-wise and category-wise vacancy details below.
| SBI Clerk 2024 Regular Vacancies | ||||||||
| Circle | State/ UT | Language | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | Total |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Gujarati | 75 | 160 | 289 | 107 | 442 | 1073 |
| Amaravati | Andhra Pradesh | Telugu/ Urdu | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 50 |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka | Kannada | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 50 |
| Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | 197 | 263 | 197 | 131 | 529 | 1317 |
| Chhattisgarh | 57 | 154 | 28 | 48 | 196 | 483 | ||
| Bhubaneswar | Odisha | Odia | 57 | 79 | 43 | 36 | 147 | 362 |
| Chandigarh/ New Delhi | Haryana | Hindi/ Punjabi | 57 | 0 | 82 | 30 | 137 | 306 |
| Chandigarh | Jammu & Kashmir UT | Urdu/ Hindi | 11 | 15 | 38 | 14 | 63 | 141 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hindi | 42 | 6 | 34 | 17 | 71 | 170 | |
| Chandigarh UT | Hindi/ Punjabi | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 32 | |
| Ladakh UT | Urdu/ Ladakhi/ Bhoti (Bodhi) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 32 | |
| Punjab | Punjabi/ Hindi | 165 | 0 | 119 | 56 | 229 | 569 | |
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Tamil | 63 | 3 | 90 | 33 | 147 | 336 |
| Puducherry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Hyderabad | Telangana | Telugu/ Urdu | 54 | 23 | 92 | 34 | 139 | 342 |
| Jaipur | Rajasthan | Hindi | 75 | 57 | 89 | 44 | 180 | 445 |
| Kolkata | West Bengal | Bengali/ Nepali | 288 | 62 | 275 | 125 | 504 | 1254 |
| A&N Islands | Hindi/ English | 0 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 40 | 70 | |
| Sikkim | Nepali/ English | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 56 | |
| Lucknow/ New Delhi | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi/ Urdu | 397 | 18 | 510 | 189 | 780 | 1894 |
| Maharashtra/ Mumbai Metro | Maharashtra | Marathi | 115 | 104 | 313 | 115 | 516 | 1163 |
| Maharashtra | Goa | Konkani | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| New Delhi | Delhi | Hindi | 51 | 25 | 92 | 34 | 141 | 343 |
| Uttarakhand | 56 | 9 | 41 | 31 | 179 | 316 | ||
| North Eastern | Arunachal Pradesh | English | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 66 |
| Assam | Assamese Bengali/ Bodo | 21 | 37 | 83 | 31 | 139 | 311 | |
| Manipur | Manipuri / English | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 55 | |
| Meghalaya | English/ Garo/ Khasi | 0 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 85 | |
| Mizoram | Mizo | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 40 | |
| Nagaland | English | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 70 | |
| Tripura | Bengali/ Kokborok | 11 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 65 | |
| Patna | Bihar | Hindi/ Urdu | 177 | 11 | 299 | 111 | 513 | 1111 |
| Jharkhand | Hindi/ Santhali | 81 | 175 | 81 | 67 | 272 | 676 | |
| Thiruvanant hapuram | Kerala | Malayalam | 42 | 4 | 115 | 42 | 223 | 426 |
| Lakshadweep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 2118 | 1385 | 3001 | 1361 | 5870 | 13735 | ||
| SBI Clerk 2024 Backlog Vacancies | ||||
| State/ UT | SC | ST | OBC | Total |
| Gujarat | -- | 161 | -- | 161 |
| Andhra Pradesh | -- | 03 | -- | 03 |
| Karnataka | 01 | 09 | -- | 10 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 15 | -- | 12 | 27 |
| Chhattisgarh | 01 | -- | 02 | 03 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 01 | -- | -- | 01 |
| Maharashtra | 59 | 37 | 72 | 168 |
| Goa | -- | 03 | -- | 03 |
| Uttarakhand | 01 | -- | 04 | 05 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | -- | 19 | -- | 19 |
| Assam | 08 | 31 | 04 | 43 |
| Manipur | -- | 04 | -- | 04 |
| Tripura | -- | 05 | -- | 05 |
| Kerala | 02 | -- | -- | 02 |
| Lakshadweep | -- | 02 | -- | 02 |
| Total | 88 | 274 | 94 | 456 |
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2025 Online Form
The SBI Clerk 2025 application process ,will begin with the release of notification and the last date to apply online will also be announced with notification. The candidates are required to visit the official page of SBI to fill in the online application forms as the entire process to apply online for the SBI Clerk 2025 exam.
SBI PO 2025 Notification Out for 600 Vacancies- Click to Check
SBI Clerk 2025 Application Fee
The category-wise fee structure for the SBI Clerk online application is given below. The application fee for the SBI Exam is Rs. 750/- for the General category and NIL for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD category as mentioned in SBI Clerk Notification 2025. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can they be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online itself.
| SBI Clerk 2025 Application Fee | ||
| SNo. | Category | Application Fee |
| 1 | SC/ST/PWD | NIL |
| 2 | General/OBC/EWS | Rs. 750/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
SBI Clerk Handwritten Declaration 2025- Click to Check
SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria of the SBI Clerk 2025 exam are mainly about two pre-requisites:
SBI Clerk Educational Qualifications
He/she must hold a valid graduation degree (UG) in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government. Candidates having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificates should ensure that the date of passing the IDD.
Note: Candidates in the final year/semester of their graduation may also apply for the SBI Clerk exam. If provisionally selected, they will be required to produce proof of having passed their graduation examination.
SBI Clerk Age Limit
Not below 20 years and not above 28 years, i.e. the candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.04.1997 and not later than 01.04.2005 (both days inclusive).
| SBI Clerk Age Limit | ||
| S No. | Category | Upper Age Limit |
| 1 | SC / ST | 33 years |
| 2 | OBC | 31 years |
| 3 | Person with disabilities (General) | 38 years |
| 4 | Person with disabilities(SC /ST) | 43 years |
| 5 | Person with disabilities(OBC) | 41 years |
| 7 | Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen | Actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to max. age of 50 years |
| 8 | Widows, Divorced women( No remarried) | 7 years (subject to the The actualmaximum age limit of 35 years for General/ EWS, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates) |
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SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2025 Selection Procedure
For the selection to the post of Clerical Cadre through the SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2025 exam, candidates are selected through two phases of exams- SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam. All candidates must clear both phases to secure the appointment letter from SBI. There is no provision for Inter Circle Transfer / Inter State Transfer for Junior Associates to be recruited.
Note- Trained apprentices of SBI may be given weightage in the Main Examination by awarding 2.5% of the maximum marks (i.e. 5 marks out of 200 marks) as bonus marks.
SBI Clerk 2025 Exam Pattern
To crack the SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2025 exam it is very important to know the exam pattern in and out. Here is the exam pattern for the SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam:
As per the official notification released by SBI, "No minimum qualifying marks for individual subjects are prescribed". Thus, there will not be any sectional cut-off for this year's SBI Junior Associates Recruitment Online Examination. However, the criteria solely lie within the hands of the organisation.
SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam Pattern
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2025 | ||||
| S No. | Section | No. of Question | Total Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes | |
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SBI Clerk 2025 Syllabus
Although, the preliminary and main examinations are both conducted on the same pattern and syllabus. The difficulty level of the exam would be higher for the main examination. The preliminary examination of the SBI Clerk exam 2025 will comprise of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. Here is the detailed syllabus for SBI Clerk Prelims & Mains Exam:
| SBI Clerk 2025 Syllabus | ||
| Reasoning | Quantitative Ability | English Language |
| Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
| Alphanumeric Series | Profit and Loss | Cloze Test |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures and Alligations | Para jumbles |
| Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Miscellaneous |
| Coded Inequalities | Work and Time | Fill in the blanks |
| Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting |
| Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion |
| Tabulation | Data Interpretation | |
| Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | |
| Blood Relations | Number Systems | |
| Input Output | Sequence & Series | |
| Coding Decoding | Permutation, Combination & Probability | |
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SBI Clerk 2025 Salary & Pay Scale
The starting salary of the SBI Clerk is around Rs. 46000 and the pay scale is Rs. 24050-1340/3-28070-1650/3-33020-2000/4-41020-2340/7-57400-4400/1-61800-2680/1-64480. The starting Basic Pay is Rs. 26730/- (Rs.24050/- plus two advance increments admissible to graduates).
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SBI Clerk 2025 Preparation
The primary resource for the preparation of SBI Clerk 2025 are live online classes mock test. It is a fact that more number of mock tests students appear, to will directly help students to score well. This SBI Clerk Mock Test is designed to help you prepare for the upcoming SBI Clerk Prelims and Mains examinations. The test covers all the important topics from the SBI Clerk syllabus, including Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English Language.
SBI Clerk 2025 Result & Cut Off
SBI releases results individually for both preliminary and main exams. SBI releases category-wise cut-offs for both SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam and the SBI Clerk Mains Exam. Aspirants are required to meet the cut-offs for all the sections to make it to the merit list.
To know the expected SBI Clerk Cut-Off, one must be aware of last year's Cut-Off marks. Let's have a look at the SBI Clerk Prelims Cut-Off 2024:
| SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims Cut Off | |
| States/UT | General |
| Andaman & Nicobar | |
| Andhra Pradesh | 68.75 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 68.75 |
| Assam | 60.75 |
| Bihar | 47.25 |
| Chhattisgarh | 29.5 |
| Chandigarh | 65.25 |
| Delhi | 67 |
| Gujarat | 47 |
| Haryana | 64 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 68.50 |
| Jammu | 66.50 |
| Jharkhand | 42.25 |
| Karnataka | 72.5 |
| Kerala | 64 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 49.25 |
| Maharashtra | 44.75 |
| Meghalaya | 54.75 |
| Manipur | 37 |
| Odisha | 64.25 |
| Punjab | 60.25 |
| Rajasthan | 59.5 |
| Sikkim | 39.75 |
| Tamil Nadu | 55.50 |
| Telangana | 60 |
| Tripura | 64 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 61.75 |
| Uttarakhand | 64.75 |
| West Bengal | 61.25 |
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SBI Clerk Exam Analysis
State Bank of India (SBI) conducts objective-type exams every year for the recruitment of clerical cadres. Students must be waiting for the analysis and review to prepare for the upcoming banking exams. Career Power covers every minute detail of the SBI Clerk exam to help banking aspirants make their careers. Here, we will provide you with the types of questions asked, level of difficulty and if there was any change introduced in the exam. Last year's SBI Clerk Prelims Analysis & Review Summary is here. The Difficulty level of the SBI Clerk Prelims 2024 was 'Easy to Moderate'. Check here the Overall, Shift-wise and Section-wise analysis and review of SBI Clerk Prelims exam. This analysis will help you for the upcoming SBI Clerk 2025 exam.
SBI Clerk Exam Analysis- English Language
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis- English | ||
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 8 | Easy to Moderate |
| Error Detection | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Word Usage | 3 | Easy to Moderate |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Word Swapping | 4 | Easy to Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Overall | 30 | Easy to Moderate |
SBI Clerk Exam Analysis- Reasoning Ability
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis- Reasoning Ability | ||
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Row Based Puzzle | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Circular Puzzle | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Floor Flat Based Puzzle | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Syllogism (only a few, all, some) | 3 | Easy |
| Inequality | 3 | Easy |
| Blood Relations | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Oder Ranking | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Meaningful Word | 1 | Easy |
| Pairing | 1 | Easy |
| Alphanumeric Series (letter, number, symbol) | 4 | Easy |
| Overall | 35 | Easy |
SBI Clerk Exam Analysis- Numerical Ability
| SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis- Numerical Ability | ||
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Interpretation (Bar Graph) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Caselet DI | 6 | Easy to Moderate |
| Wrong Number Series | 6 | Easy-Moderate |
| Simplification | 10 | Easy |
| Arithmetic | 8 | Easy to Moderate |
| Overall | 35 | Easy to Moderate |
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